Poor cabbage. It’s a vegetable that people love to hate. I’m not sure why, since it’s super versatile and seriously healthy. Plus, when you can create dishes like Instant Pot cabbage and bacon, what’s not to love?! This pressure cooker cabbage recipe is a variation of the classic Irish fried cabbage and bacon dish making it perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.
Plus, this dish works for a wide variety of eating plans. It’s gluten-free and dairy-free, low-carb, paleo, keto, and even Whole 30 (just be sure your bacon doesn’t have any added sugars).Versatile, quick to prepare, and a great side-dish, this Instant Pot cabbage and bacon is the recipe you didn’t even know you were missing.
If you love this Instant Pot cabbage and bacon, I know you will also love this low-carb sausage and sauerkraut recipe and this keto egg roll in a bowl!
Be sure to check out our other Instant Pot recipes as well such as Instant Pot sausage and peppers, Instant Pot brats, and Instant Pot broccoli cheese soup. Or, check out the whole array of Instant Pot dishes available on Whole Lotta Yum here.
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Cabbage in Instant Pot
As I type this up, my husband and I are ironing out the details on our own trip to Ireland! Needless to say, I have Ireland and all-things-Irish on my mind. Plus, March is just a few days away meaning St. Patrick’s Day is as well.
So while I contemplate the rolling greens of Ireland, I also dream of trying some authentic Irish food. However, while I am still state-side, I do want to keep to our low-carb and keto eating plans.
Plus, I totally love my Instant Pot!
Needless to say, it didn’t take me long in all of my day-dreaming to contemplate all the ways I could adapt such a traditional meal as cabbage and bacon to fit. And my husband was all kinds of OK with taste-testing as I tweaked this recipe to balance taste, flavor, and carbs. 😉
Why This Recipe Works
- Quick. Easy. And flavor-FULL! Saute some bacon, add in some cabbage, and pressure cook for just 4 minutes!
- Lunch. Dinner. Or a side… You choose! Either way, you cannot go wrong with cabbage and bacon.
Ingredients for Pressure Cooker Cabbage and Bacon
For this Instant Pot cabbage and bacon, you do have some decisions to make before you start. A whole head of cabbage or shredded? Bacon or no? Big onion slices or small?
That’s pretty much it. 😉
To create this flavorful dish you will need:
- 1 large cabbage (2-2.5 lb), shredded or quartered
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 4-5 slices of bacon
- 2 tbsp bacon grease OR 1 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup chicken broth
BACON TIPS
While you definitely CAN cook your bacon in the instant pot on Saute until crispy, we meal prep bacon every Sunday. This gives us the change to make sure we have what we need to stay on track. For this recipe, we used pre-cooked bacon that we made earlier in the week and that baked in the oven.
Be sure to save the bacon grease and store it in a small glass jar in the fridge. This stuff will last for MONTHS! Perfect to add to any vegetable dish like our pan-fried asparagus, bacon grease especially tastes great with cabbage, asparagus, and Brussel sprouts. You can use it in the place of butter or oil in most dishes.
How to Cook Cabbage in an Instant Pot
Turn the pressure cooker to Saute high. Once heated, add the bacon grease (or the butter).
Add the sliced onion to the pot and saute it in the grease until cooked through and soft. This should take about 6-7 minutes.
Press the Cancel button to stop the Saute function.
Add in the chicken broth, 4 slices of crumbled bacon, salt, and pepper.
Fill the instant pot with sliced cabbage sections or shredded cabbage. You can add cabbage all the way up to the top of the pot. Be sure not to pack it in, but loosely adding the cabbage to the top of the pot is just fine.
Put the lid on the pressure cooker and set the pot to Pressure Cook (or Manual) High for 4 minutes.
Once the pot is done pressure cooking, let the instant pot cabbage natural release for 5 minutes before doing a quick release of the remaining pressure.
Stir all ingredients together and serve.
Add additional bacon as a garnish, if desired. Season to taste.
Serves 8 side dish portions.
Cabbage in Pressure Cooker Recipe Tips
- If you are pressed for time, you can easily omit the bacon. Simply saute your onions, add your cabbage, and cook. Perfect for those times you simply want a cabbage side.
- Shredded cabbage will pressure cook in just 4 minutes. However, if you are using cabbage quarters you are going to want to increase your cook time to 5 minutes.
- This dish reheats well, so don’t be afraid of making a large batch and eating leftovers.
Other Instant Pot Pork Recipes You’ll Love
- Instant Pot Italian Sausage and Peppers
- Instant Pot Country Style Ribs
- Instant Pot Brats
- Instant Pot Zuppa Toscano
- Instant Pot Pizza Soup
- Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash with Sausage Alfredo
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Instant Pot Cabbage and Bacon
Instant pot cabbage with bacon is a hearty and tasty side dish that pressure cooks in just 4 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 large cabbage (2-2.5 lb)
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 5 slices of Bacon
- 2 Tbsp bacon grease
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Turn the pressure cooker to Saute high, once heated add the bacon grease (or the butter).
- Add the sliced onion to the pot and saute it in the grease until cooked through and soft, which takes about 6-7 minutes.
- Press the Cancel button to stop the Saute function.
- Mix in the chicken broth, 4 slices of crumbled bacon, salt, and pepper.
- Fill the instant pot with sliced cabbage sections or shredded cabbage; you can add cabbage all the way up to the top of the pot. Be sure not to pack it in, but loosly adding the cabbage to the top of the pot is just fine.
- Put the lid on the pressure cooker and set the pot to Pressure Cook (or Manual) High for 4 minutes.
- Once the pot is done pressure cooking, let the instant pot cabbage natural release for 5 minutes before doing a quick release of the remaining pressure.
- Stir all ingredients together and serve.
- Add additional bacon as a garnish, if desired. Season to taste.
- Serves 8 side dish portions.
Notes
2 10-oz bags of shredded cabbage also work in this recipe instead of slicing the cabbage, to make it even quicker.
Large cabbage wedges can be substituted instead of sliced or shredded cabbage, but it might take 1 minute longer to cook under pressure.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 89Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 15mgSodium 400mgCarbohydrates 3gNet Carbohydrates 2gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 3g
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